Jones, Allan. "Local censors out in force to ban punk rock groups" and "Rotten! Sex Pistols talk to Allan Jones." Melody Maker, 4 June 1977, pp. 8-9.
Local censors out in force to ban punk rock groups
— Two articles. "Local censors out in force to ban punk rock groups" featuring The Clash and "Rotten! Sex Pistols talk to Allan Jones."
— Reports widespread punk bans: The Stranglers lose seven tour dates including Leeds Polytechnic and Nottingham Playhouse, while Sex Pistols are rejected by Bristol Colston Hall
— Reveals plans for two-day Bristol punk festival with Sex Pistols and The Clash headlining separate nights after venue rejections
— The Clash manager Bernard Rhodes details insurance obstacles for London Rainbow return show following their controversial White Riot concert, charts the political fallout of punk, with Tory-controlled GLC reviewing concert codes as councils nationwide crack down on the scene
— Main feature is an explosive interview where Rotten and bandmates savage contemporaries like The Clash, The Damned, and rock elders including Mick Jagger and Robert Plant, while defending their controversial reputation
— Rotten/Jones/Sex Pistols' article on street confrontation with police in Notting Hill, framed by Johnny Rotten as "living in England in 1977", — Sex Pistols' new single God Save The Queen enters charts at No.25 amid ongoing media frenzy and establishment backlash
